|
(337) Devosa |
| ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
| Today | 5 Sep 2026 | 13.9 | 2.353 AU | 3.294 AU | 11h56m | -00°55' | 17.6° | 7.4° |
| Opposition | 1 Jun 2027 | 12.6 | 2.673 AU | 1.674 AU | 16h28m | -34°07' | 167.8° | 4.6° |
(337) Devosa - 2026-09-05
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The interactive orbit chart above shows the body's path through the solar system and its position at the given date.
Green and blue lines are shown perpendicular to the ecliptic plane: Green if the path is above the ecliptic plane, blue if it is below.
(Left-click and drag to rotate the view; Right-click and drag to move the view; Use scroll wheel to zoom in our out.)
The orbital elements of Devosa are:
e (Eccentricity) : 0.1371743
a (Semimajor axis) : 2.3831345
i (Inclination) : 7.86118
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 355.29459
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 99.35247
M (Mean anomaly) : 53.26053
Epoch : 2026 Jun 09
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 274.73420
B (Latitude of perihelion) : 7.75604
P (Orbital period in years) : 3.68
The light curve chart below shows the estimated development of the minor planet's magnitude.
The all-sky chart below shows the path of the minor planet over the same period as the light curve. The current position is marked yellow.
The following chart shows the path of the minor planet in the next few days. The field of view is optimized for (~10x50) binoculars and finderscopes.
Ephemerides:
Date Time RA (2000) DEC (2000) delta radius elong phase PA magn
2026-09-05 00:00 UT 11 56 55.0 +00 55 30 3.294 2.353 17.6 7.4 117 13.9
2026-09-05 21:44 UT 11 58 28.3 -01 07 06 3.298 2.354 17.2 7.3 117 13.9
2026-09-06 00:00 UT 11 58 38.0 -01 08 18 3.299 2.354 17.1 7.2 117 13.9
2026-09-07 00:00 UT 12 00 21.0 -01 21 06 3.304 2.356 16.6 7.0 117 13.9
2026-09-08 00:00 UT 12 02 04.1 -01 33 54 3.309 2.357 16.1 6.8 118 13.9
2026-09-09 00:00 UT 12 03 47.1 -01 46 41 3.313 2.359 15.6 6.6 118 13.9
2026-09-10 00:00 UT 12 05 30.2 -01 59 28 3.318 2.360 15.2 6.4 118 13.9
2026-09-11 00:00 UT 12 07 13.2 -02 12 14 3.322 2.362 14.7 6.2 118 13.9
2026-09-12 00:00 UT 12 08 56.3 -02 25 00 3.327 2.364 14.2 6.0 119 13.9
2026-09-13 00:00 UT 12 10 39.3 -02 37 46 3.331 2.365 13.7 5.8 119 13.9
2026-09-14 00:00 UT 12 12 22.4 -02 50 31 3.335 2.367 13.2 5.6 119 13.9
2026-09-15 00:00 UT 12 14 05.5 -03 03 15 3.339 2.368 12.7 5.4 120 13.9
2026-09-16 00:00 UT 12 15 48.6 -03 15 59 3.343 2.370 12.2 5.2 120 13.9
2026-09-17 00:00 UT 12 17 31.7 -03 28 42 3.347 2.371 11.7 4.9 120 13.9
2026-09-18 00:00 UT 12 19 14.8 -03 41 25 3.350 2.373 11.2 4.7 121 13.9
2026-09-19 00:00 UT 12 20 57.9 -03 54 06 3.354 2.374 10.7 4.5 121 13.9
2026-09-20 00:00 UT 12 22 41.0 -04 06 47 3.357 2.376 10.3 4.3 122 13.8
2026-09-21 00:00 UT 12 24 24.1 -04 19 27 3.361 2.377 9.8 4.1 122 13.8
2026-09-22 00:00 UT 12 26 07.2 -04 32 06 3.364 2.379 9.3 3.9 123 13.8
Terminology:
delta: distance between minor planet and earth in AU
radius: distance between minor planet and sun in AU
magn: magnitude (brightness) estimate
ra: right ascension in hours (24h = 360deg)
dec: declination in degrees
elong: elongation in degrees (angle sun-earth-minor planet)
phase: phase angle in degrees (angle sun-minor planet-earth)
AU: Astronomical Unit (mean distance between earth and sun: 149597870.7 km
Orbital elements provided by the MPC (Minor Planet Center).
Calculations by a modified version of AAPlus, a C# implementation of the AA+ project by PJ Naughter from the algorithms presented in the book "Astronomical Algorithms" by Jean Meeus.
NGC2000 dso catalog and star labels from VizieR as provided by the Strasbourg astronomical Data Center.
Tycho2 catalog from the ESO archive.
